If the Self were to be gained anew, it would not be permanent.

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There is no reaching it at all because it is eternal, here and now. If the Self were to be gained anew, it would not be permanent.

Source Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 238, §2 · 📖 Read the full text on his ashram’s website

✨ To meditate on today

According to Ramana Maharshi, the sage of South India, the Self, what you truly are, is not a distant goal to be reached: it is eternal, already here, here and now, for what is acquired one day could be lost another day. Today, whenever you catch yourself running after peace, stop for a moment and simply notice that you are already here, present.

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